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Spanish America is by definition a region totally changed by Europeans. The Spanish and their language are European. The Spanish language and culture was imposed, usually with great brutality, on the inhabitants of what became Spanish America, after the Spanish had destroyed the original languages, religions and cultures, and imposed themselves as masters over the native Indian inhabitants, who were enslaved or made serfs by the Spanish after the Spanish Conquest. This has affected Latin American society for five centuries, down to the present. The creation of Spanish America from the indigenous civilizations (Inca, Aztec, etc) may be the greatest cultural genocide in modern history. Its success can be seen by the way many descendants of Indios regard Spanish as their original native language. It is not. It is the language of the European conqueror and colonizer.
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What were Spanish towns in America?
spanish towns in America
Why did the Spanish establish colonies in the Americas long before other European?
The Spanish discovered America, so for a time they were the only ones in Europe that even knew it was there. That, and the fact that everyone else was too busy fighting with each other to worry about what Spain was doing.
What is the name and location of the oldest European settlement in North America?
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is the oldest European city in North America. It was founded by Columbus' brother in 1508. It served as the centre for Spanish tyrrany, conquest and extermination of the indigenous people for a century and as the first terminus of the slave ships thereafter. It is a beautiful city whose history is steeped in blood.
The horse was brought to north America by which explorers?
spanish
Nature of economy in spanish America?
had a senceof fasion
European empire in north America was most successful?
Spanish
Who were the first European people to build colonies in America?
the Spanish
Why did the Spanish explorer South America?
The European lust for gold and treasure was the real reason that the Spanish explored and decimated South America.
Who were the Caribbean and Central America deeply in debt to after the Spanish-American war?
european nations
What European people conquered and settled western South America?
spanish
What European language is spoken in the western hemisphere?
There are many European languages spoken in the Western Hemisphere. In North America, Spanish, English and French are spoken. In South America, Spanish, English, Dutch, French and Portuguese are spoken.
How how did the defeat of the Spanish Armada affect European settlement of North America?
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What are the two main European languages spoken in Latin America?
The only two European languages of Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese.* Latin America means "countries in America that speak Latin-based languages."*Note: if Haiti is included in the definition, then French is also spoken.
Which European nations used to control South America?
South America was controlled by the Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British.
First permanent european settlement in America?
St. Augustine, Florida, a Spanish settlement.
Which two European nations were responsible for colonizing much of south America?
the spanish and the portuguese
Which European country established viceroyalities across Mexico Central America and much of South America?
The Spanish Empire qualifies as such.
